Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Nine, Urban Life, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge

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During my recent visit to London, a sudden downpour completely transformed the energy of Piccadilly Circus. While others hurried for cover, I stood mesmerised by how the rain softened the city’s sharp